Young, knife-wielding Mississauga robber arrested

The Central Robbery Bureau and 12 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Peel Regional Police have made an arrest in Project ‘Thorne’, an investigation into four separate knife point robbery incidents involving food delivery persons and a taxi driver between March and April, 2016.

On Friday, June 24th, 2016, Peel Regional Police arrested a 15 year old young person from Mississauga and charged him with four counts of Robbery and four counts of Disguise with Intent. He cannot be named due to the parameters of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He appeared before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brampton, on Friday, June 24th, 2016.

The investigation remains on-going and anyone with further information is urged to contact the Central Robbery Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3410. Individuals can also leave informationor tipsanonymously by calling Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or through their website, www.peelcrimestoppers.ca. – CINEWS